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Just a quick note to say that This blog is coming back online once again...
Yup - It's not been 7 years since I've posted an article, just 7 years since I've posted one on THIS blog.
"Watch This Space".
Rick

After some technical difficulties, we finally managed to get Rodney Buike added to the list of authorized bloggers on http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro .
Rod decided to join the Canadian IT Pro team earlier in the summer and his official start date...

In case you didn't catch my hints in this July blogpost , the first TechNet national tour is around Infrastructure Optimization and supporting Branch Office solutions. The landing page went live yesterday - you can see it here if you like. As always ...

As part of maintaining this blog and the Canadian IT Pro blog - offline blogging software is a must. I was previously using an internal build of Windows Live Writer when I recently switched production laptops instead of using my tried and true BlogJet...

Because people still contact me on this blog, I thought I would put up a quick post regarding the PID / KEY for Longhorn Server that was included with the post event resources. There is a solution on how to get your key and it was not unique to our event...

The Kids needed some clean shirts after playing around outside this afternoon, so I pulled out the “Future Geek” T-Shirts from the EnergizeIT event my team put on this past weekend.
Thirty bucks went to the Kids Miracle Network for these shirts...

I just posted on the Canadian IT Pro blog the process to get yourself started on either downloading or ordering a copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 (32 or 64 bit).
Here's the link to the post with the details .

Bruce and I created the Build ‘06 Usergroup presentation based in information from a variety of sources, including the XP Security Guide… I thought I’d let you know that I just posted an article over on http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro...

After getting questions from a number of people on the recent tour on how I used a “cattle prod” batch file to kickstart the Windows Update client – I decided to write up a post about where I sourced the information and how I use it...

As you might remember from a couple of previous posts ( post 1 , post 2 ) – I was the initial creator of our Reference Network that is used for my teams national tours. It has been refined, debated, changed and updated by everyone on the team in...

I wanted to share the latest virtualization news around our announcement at LinuxWorld in Boston. Virtual Server 2005 R2 both 32 bit and 64 bit will be free for download and use in your production environments!
Check out my post on the Canadian IT...

Topic: Windows 2003 R2 – What is New?
Description: This presentation will cover what is new within Windows 2003 R2. This session will show attendees with demonstrations and video clips the latest features within Windows 2003 R2 including:
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I am wrapping up the Build ‘06 tour in Winnipeg this week and just got back from the post event activities from the user group event this evening. User groups and communities around technology have been around since the time of the Altair personal kit...

If you are considering purchasing new server hardware in the near future (if you plan on using E12 or not) and you have the ability to future proof yourself a bit – why not get a hold of some 64 bit hardware. You know that you are able to put a...

I just posted the detailed hardware specifications of our “DemoBot” system on the blogs.technet.com/canitpro team blog site. I thought I would direct you there in case you are a bit of a hardware geek and wanted to know what sort of horsepower...

I just posted a lengthy discussion around the question that comes up when one installs Small Business Server and what to call your Active Directory domain. This has been a topic of discussion with a number of my friends and IT pros I’ve met while...

I am un-expectantly in Vancouver today en route to Victoria. I’ve been called up to help out with the first tour stop of the TechNet Build’06 tour.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out more details about this tour – check...

I attended the Ottawa Windows Server User Group meeting last night to hear Rory McGraw talk about Monitoring AD Security with MOM 2005. I have a more detailed post on how the meeting went and the content over on the Canadian IT Pro blog ( http://blogs...

If you were at the TechNet event in Toronto and you saw a guy taking pictures with a big camera - chances are it was my colleague Barnaby Jeans ... He just managed to get the photos uploaded for all to view. There are some good shots of the 20 foot high...

It was brought to my attention there was an incorrect link passed out in the post event resources and in the actual presentation about the upcoming Secure Messaging hands on labs… I have located the correct link and I wanted to make sure you were all...

Just thought I would remind all of you CANADIANS who might be heading out to go out and VOTE today! Especially if you plan on taking in our Kick Off event for the "TNX: TechNet Exchange" tour event at the VANTUG UserGroup meeting in Vancouver this evening...

An earlier post on this site ( http://blogs.technet.com/rclaus/archive/2005/12/22/416448.aspx ) announcing the launch of the TNX:TechNet Exchange tour generated some excitement as well as some “concerns” as to why we are only going to 5 cities this time...

I just posted a Wrap-Up post on the Ottawa TechNet Monthly series on Group Policy. Why isn't it here? Where did I post it? On the new TEAM blog site called "Canadian IT Professional" that my group at Microsoft Canada will now be maintaining. Why a team...

So it's been over a year now that I have been working for Microsoft as an IT Pro Advisor. When people ask how I like working for Microsoft and how I like my job - I always respond "it's awesome!". Here I am, working in a position where I can connect with...

In case you didn't know, the Canadian IT Pro team and TechNet Canada are significantly underway with the planning and logistics of the first tour of the new year. I am the Primary content lead and I'm having a BLAST pulling these collaborative technologies...